Collapse, but Stand users

According to the plot, Raiden Ryoma was arrested and imprisoned on November 16th for an economic crime.

It's August now.

'Then Mei can enjoy a few more days of school life.'

Clenching his fist and feeling his current strength, He Chengrui sighed.

Feeling the imprint within his body, [Spiral] granted him weapon proficiency and physics knowledge.

As for [Empty Dream], I originally thought that the more money you have, the stronger you become, but it seems that's not the case.

So, if you want to become stronger, you have to use a Stand to absorb Honkai energy.

'Normally, I absorb Honkai energy from the Herrscher core by interacting with Mei. On vacation, I'll go find places with high Honkai energy concentrations.'

It's almost 11 o'clock, let's go to sleep.

……

At seven o'clock in the morning, He Chengrui got up on time.

Wash up, cook, and head out to work.

"Ah, Professor He Chengrui, we meet again."

Hearing Mei's voice, He Chengrui turned around and saw Mei's listless appearance.

"I thought I had met someone as self-disciplined as me, but it seems that's not the case."

"Have you encountered any difficulties? You can talk to the teacher about it."

"It's nothing. I had your cooking last night and then I got the urge to try it out. Plus, you said I'd definitely be good at cooking in the future, so I gave it a shot."

"But the result..." Mei gave a bitter smile.

"You still need to take care of yourself and rest. Cooking is not something you can master overnight. Practice regularly and you'll soon reach my level."

"With your skill level, I'm afraid it's very difficult."

He Chengrui shook his head.

"Your cooking skills will improve significantly when you meet someone you want to cook for."

"Is that so?" Mei nodded as if she understood, her head lowered as if she was thinking about something.

"If you don't mind, I can give you some cooking advice from time to time."

"Really? Then please, teacher."

"It's nothing, but let me make this clear: I can be very strict."

"Yes, I will try my best!"

After chatting for a while, the two arrived at the school and parted ways.

Upon entering his office, He Chengrui checked the class schedule.

"No classes this morning? I wish I hadn't come."

Thinking about it, He Chengrui took out the books that his predecessor had bought from his bag and started reading.

As for lesson preparation?

What's the point of preparing lessons? With the physics knowledge provided by the [Spiral] imprint, high school physics is a piece of cake!

Accompanied by the chirping of cicadas outside the window, He Chengrui settled into a reading state.

"Bang bang bang."

A knock came at the door. He Chengrui looked up at the time and realized that an hour had passed.

"Please come in."

The people outside pushed the door open and came in; they were students from the class.

"Hey teacher, there are some things I don't understand that I'd like to ask you about."

'I haven't taught you anything yet, how can you not understand?'

Knowing that the female student might be curious about him, He Chengrui didn't say much and earnestly explained the parts the student didn't understand.

After class, He Chengrui made himself a cup of tea and continued reading.

Forty minutes later, there was another knock on the door; it was another group of students coming to ask questions.

It seems things won't be peaceful anytime soon.

……

"The students in the class are all praising the teacher for being gentle, saying that the teacher will answer even the simplest questions carefully."

"...If only they truly loved learning."

He Chengrui sighed helplessly.

Mei covered her mouth and chuckled as she looked at He Chengrui's helpless expression.

"Doesn't that just show how charming the teacher is?"

He Chengrui thought for a moment, nodded, and said seriously, "Indeed."

"By the way, Mei, let's start cooking training tonight."

"Sure, but how do we do it?"

He Chengrui stroked his chin and thought for a while.

Do you still have any vegetables at home?

Mei shook her head.

"We didn't prepare much when we first moved in, and we wasted quite a bit last night."

"Then come to my house and let me see what level you're at now."

"Good teacher."

……

At dinner time, He Chengrui sat at the table and began to taste the food prepared by Mei.

There were some unexpected events after entering the room.

'As expected of the Herrscher of Food, the second time making it, the quality is already this good.'

While it wasn't exactly delicious, it wasn't bad either.

"See? I followed the recipe step by step this time."

"Hmm, the miso soup is too salty, the fish is burnt, and did they put sugar in the scrambled eggs with tomatoes? It's so sweet."

"Most importantly, is putting ginger in stir-fried potatoes trying to make things difficult for me?"

Mei listened attentively to He Chengrui's comments.

"But to be honest, have you practiced before? It's really impressive that you were able to do this level on your second try."

"Oh, thank you for the compliment, but I still have a long way to go."

"Alright, stop watching me eat, you should eat some too."

"Ah, okay."